Bed rail fastener



Aug. 15, 1933. NORRIS BED RAIL FASTENER Filed July 13, 1931 hwcflYor dohn L Nox'fls w UNITED STATES Patented Aug. '15, 1933 PATENT OFFICE 1,922,358 g BED RAIL FASTENER mm I. Nomi, East said ma ma. Application July 13, 1931'. Serial No.'550,418' 2Olaims. (o1. -2920. A

g This invention relates generally bed constructions and more particularly to aside rail construction therefor.

As is well understood by those skilled in: this 5 art, this rail connects the head'to the foot of .the

It is one of the principal aims or objects of this present invention to create or construct a bed rail construction which maybe quickly fastened to the head and the foot of'the bed in an extreme- 1y rigid manner thereby giving a bed frame which will not sway or .be distorted by any weight or shown in Fig. 5. The bed rail 12 is of rectangular force thereon.

Another object of my invention is to provide means whereby the several connections may be easily and expediently tightened whenever such is necessary, thus giving a properly alined article of furniture during its entire life.

Still another object of my invention resides in my novel means for maintaining the .slats at the slats are notonly held in their proper positions whereby they properly support the springs thereon, but they also tend to reinforce the combined bed spring during its use. I

Still another feature of my invention resides in the novel tightening means which consists of a lock nut' having a bail-like handle whereby it is always ready for instant adjustment.

Briefly described, my invention consists of a bed rail having a longitudinal recess therein for the reception of a tension rod, this rod having a hook at one end, this hook being fastened to the foot of the bed, and an adjustable connection at v .its other end, this connection-being fastened ,45

to the head of the bed whereby the head of the means of dowels between the head and the foot of the bed and the rod member tightly clamps the bed railtherebetween;

tion of my invention will deflnitely'appear from the detailed description to follow. I 1

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therefrom at either end thereof.

exactly right angles to the bed or side rail. Thusj bed may be drawn toward the foot thereof. The I ,7 bed rail proper is held in abutting relationship by.

Further objects, and objects pertaining to the details and economies of construction and opera- Fig. 1 is a view looking from the inside of the bed frame, parts-of the foot posts being broken away inorder to illustrate the connection between the tension rod and said foot post.

Fig. 2 is a view of the head post, this view flo' being taken in the direction illustrated by the arrow A in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 isa view incross section taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 also illustrates the construction of the head post, this view being taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. T

Fig. 5 is a view in cross section taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 1. Y

Similar numerals .refer to similar parts'7. throughout the several views.

Referring particularly to Fig. 1, 10 designates the head post of a bed of any desired type and 11 the foot post associated therewith. A bed rail 12 is recessed onits inner face as indicated at 13, this recess terminating in a groove 14 as clearly construction; see Fig. 5, and has dowels extending These dowels are designated by the numeral 15 and are indi-' 3 cated in dotted lines in Fig. 5. As clearly shown in Fig. 1 the dowels 15 extend into the respective head and foot posts and. maintain the bed rail against movement in a vertical direction.

A round tension rod 20 is provided with a hook portion 21 and'this rod seats in the groove 14 in the bed rail 12. The hook 21 extends around a round pin 22, which is rigid with the foot post11 and thus a universal connection is had therebetween thus permitting a perfect fitting connecthe foot post, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The other end ofthe tension rod 20 extends through the head posts lO and is threaded as indicated at 23, A'cylindrical cup-shaped nut 24 engages with the threaded portion 23 of the rod 20 and revolubly seats in a recess 25 in the head post. r

The nut 24has a depending bail 26 pivotally 1 connected thereto as clearly shown in Fig. 2 and. this handle or bail member serves as a means to operate or rotate the nut 24 thu's'advancing the same along the threaded portion of the rod 201 and placing the bed rail proper under compressive stress. 'I'he'rod 20 is placed under tension as will 7 be readily'understood. a

The locking nut 24 is grooved as indicated at 2s and nails 29 are so driven into the head posts 1,10

as to extend into the grooves 28 and thus prevent withdrawal of the nut 24.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 5, designates wooden blocks which are fastened in spaced relationship in the grooves 13 of the bed rail 12. These blocks 30 are so spaced as to permit the ends of the slats (not shown) to be placed therein and after the slats are once in position they cannot be removed by any accidental movement or tipping of the bed proper.

The utility of my invention will be readily perceived. The tension rod holds the head of the bed tightly toward the foot thereof upon the tighteningof the nut 24 and the bed rail resists movement by being placed under compression and hence an extremely rigid and durable bed construction will be had. Should the several members become loose or wobbly at any time it is only necessary to grasp the bail or handle 26 and rotate the nut 24 so that the rod 20 will be placed under the proper tension. 7

As will be appreciated, my invention is applicable for use in many locations, one, for example, being table constructions wherein the legs maybe efficiently held and braced by my novel tensioning and reinforcing device;

Having thus described my invention I desire it to be understood that the invention is in nowise limited to the, particular illustrative embodiment disclosed, the scope thereof being set forth in the following claims.

- CJI I claim: 7 1. In combination, a foot post, a head post, a rod connected with said foot post, said rod extending through the head post, means associated foot post, a head post, a rod connected with the foot 'postand extending through said head post, the free end of the rod being threaded, nut means threaded onto the rod whereby rotation of said nut pushesthe head post toward the foot post, compression means between the head post and the compression means having'a groove extending entirely along "its length to receive said rod and -'addi-tional means to close said groove, said additional' means holding the rod in engaged position in the said groove. g

' JoHN'I. NORRIS.

' foot post,*do wels between the compression "means ---and"the foot and head posts respectively, said 

